GERMAN · B2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

entkräften

refute; dispel

Mit den aufgezeichneten Messwerten konnte die Ingenieurin den Verdacht entkräften, die Anlage arbeite unzuverlässig.

Using the recorded measurements, the engineer dispelled the suspicion that the system was operating unreliably.

weaken; exhaust

Die lange Krankheit hatte ihn so entkräftet, dass selbst der kurze Weg zum Briefkasten anstrengend war.

The long illness had weakened him so much that even the short walk to the letterbox was strenuous.

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